本书充分借鉴了当今国外和国内ESP(专门用途英语)教学的研究成果并结合IT类专业和英语教学的特点，以培养高职计算机专业学生基于岗位的实际英语交际能力和应用能力为出发点，以培养学生可持续发展的职业核心竞争力为目标，是一本为高职计算机专业学生量身打造和精心编制的计算机信息技术英语教材。教材共分为14个单元，具体包括计算机硬件、软件、操作系统、编程语言、数据库、网络、即时通信、计算机安全、多媒体、电子商务、计算机新技术等计算机专业内容，并涵盖了移动设备操作系统(Android, iOS)、云计算、大数据、物联网等当前计算机领域近期的技术和概念。此外，本书还围绕每单元的话题增加了情景对话、职业技能、职场点滴(包括职业规划、职场规则、简历撰写、面试技巧)等内容，并在每单元的设计了具有很强实践性和实操性的活动，多方位训练和提高学生面向当前的行业、企业岗位需求，在真实工作环境中的英语交际能力、应用能力和学习能力。
本书可作为高职高专IT英语教材，也可供相关从业人员自学参考。
雄厚的编写团队
丰富的教学资源
新技术新应用
Unit 1 The Computer Age We Are Living in
Section 1 Dialogue: The Impact of Computers on People`s Lives
Section 2 Reading
Text A: The Evolution of the Computer Age
Text B: Different Types of Computers
Text C: The Future of Computers
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Start Your Career in Information Technology
Section 4 Class Activities: Guess Who the IT Figure Is
Unit 2 Computer Hardware
Section 1 Dialogue: First Day at Work (Hardware Orientation)
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Get to Know Your Personal Computer
Text B: PC Ports
Text C: Fast Facts on Apple
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Configure Your Own PC
Section 4 Class Activities: Hardware Crossword Puzzle Game
Unit 3 Operating Systems
Section 1 Dialogue: Buying an Android Tablet PC
Section 2 Reading
Text A: How Operating Systems Work
Text B: About Windows Vista
Text C: Linux OS
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Install an Operating System
Section 4 Class Activities: Finding the New Features of iOS
Unit 4 Application Software
Section 1 Dialogue: How to Solve an Office Problem
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Microsoft Office
Text B: How Time Management Software Works
Text C: Computer-Aided Design
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Use Excel Formula
Section 4 Class Activities: A Debate on Video Games` Effect on Youngsters
Unit 5 Computer Programming
Section 1 Dialogue: How to Choose the Right Programming Language to Study
Section 2 Reading
Text A: The Basics of C Programming
Text B: Object-oriented Programming
Text C: Languages to Know for Web Programming
Section 3 Occupational Tips: Tips on Good Programming Style
Section 4 Class Activities: Discussion on Traits of a Good Programmer
Unit 6 Database Technology
Section 1 Dialogue: A Customer Database
Section 2 Reading
Text A: What Relational Databases Are
Text B: Introduction to SQL
Text C: How Data Mining and Data Warehousing are Related
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Write a Project Proposal
Section 4 Class Activities: Using Google Earth to Search for a Location
Unit 7 Computer Networks
Section 1 Dialogue: How Computers Communicate with Each Other
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Computer Networking
Text B: Introduction to Network Types
Text C: Grid Computing
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Configure Your IP Address
Section 4 Class Activities: Sign up for a Foreign Mailbox
Unit 8 The World Wide Web and the Inter
Section 1 Dialogue: How the Inter Works
Section 2 Reading
Text A: The Development of the Inter
Text B: Blog and Microblog
Text C: The History of the World Wide Web
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Use Your Browser
Section 4 Class Activities: Compete in Computer Games
Unit 9 Communication Online
Section 1 Dialogue: Amazing
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Using Instant Messaging for Business
Text B: MSN
Text C: How to Ensure the Safety When Chatting Online
Section 3 Occupational Tips: Shortcut Keys in
Section 4 Class Activities: Using ICQ to Chat with New Friends
Unit 10 Privacy and Security
Section 1 Dialogue: My Poor Computer
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Computer Viruses
Text B: Antivirus Software, a Good Defender
Text C: Computer Crime
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Protect Your PC from Invasion
Section 4 Class Activities: Discussion on User- friendly Firewalls and Antivirus Software
Unit 11 Multimedia
Section 1 Dialogue: The Ultimate Movie Experience with IMAX
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Multimedia and Its Applications
Text B: Graphics File Formats
Text C: Adobe Photoshop
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Make a Wonderful Presentation that Makes the Sale
Section 4 Class Activities: Using Photoshop to Make Pictures Look Great
Unit 12 Electronic Commerce
Section 1 Dialogue: Online Shopping for Books
Section 2 Reading
Text A: E-merce and Its Global Trends
Text B: How does E-merce Work
Text C: The Lure of E-merce
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Achieve an Online Store Success
Section 4 Class Activities: Video Watching (E-merce)
Unit 13 New and Emerging Technologies
Section 1 Dialogue: Why It Is Called "Cloud Computing"
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Cloud Computing
Text B: Toward a Global "Inter of Things"
Text C: What You Need to Know about Big Data
Section 3 Occupational Tips: How to Write a Good Resume
Section 4 Class Activities: Video Watching (Big Data)
Unit 14 Your Future and Information Technology
Section 1 Dialogue: IT Working Experience
Section 2 Reading
Text A: Shaping the Inter Age
Text B: Building an IT Career in the Midst of Change
Text C: To Be a Winner in the Information Revolution
Section 3 Occupational Tips: The First Job Interview
Section 4 Class Activities: An IT Interview
附录 参考译文(Text A)及答案
计算机英语常用词汇英汉对照表
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